Cultivator-canopy.



0. DAVIS;

CULTIVATOR CANOPY.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJG 1916.

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CULTIVATOR CANOPY.

Specification of, Letters'fatent. Patented Aug. 13, 1918..

Application filed August 16,1916. sesame. 115,322.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that 1, Owner DAvrs, a cltizen of the United States, residing at Waelder, in the county of Gonzales and State of Texas, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements 1 in Cultivator-Canopies, of which the following'isa specification.

This invention has reference to an improved type .of cultivator canopy and the primary object is to provide a device ofgthis character which will act as a shelter to give the person seated on the cultivator full protection from the heat or rays of the sun.

A further object of the invention is to provide a shelter canopy of this character which may be adapted for use on various makes of riding cultivators.

Another object is to provide a cultivator canopy of a light character that will be portable and may be easily attached to or detached from a cultivator in a minimum space of time and can be manufactured at a slight cost and at the same time be fully practicable. i r

A further object of this invention is the provision of a cultivator canopy which consists of comparatively few partsand is simpie in construction, but durable and well adapted to withstand the rough usage to which devices of this character are ordinarily subjected.

For a full description of the invention and the advantages and merits thereof, reference to be had to the following description and the accompanying drawings, wherein is illustrated the preferred form of my invention, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a part of a riding cultivator showing my device attached thereto and partly broken away to disclose a portion of the frame work.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view showing the cover for the canopy removed.

Fig. 3 is a front end elevation of the frame work.

Fig. lis a rear end elevation.

Fig. 5 is a detail section showing the mannor of rolling and holding one side of the canopy.

Referring to the drawing, wherein is illustrated the preferred form of my invention, and in which like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the cultivator is designated by the character A and comprises the axle B which si'ipported by the wheels C. The real-wardly extending frame structure D of a cultivator supports the seat E in which the rider seated when the cultivator is in operation." Extending forwardly fronrthe axle are the draw bars F to which the tongue G is attached whereby the draft animals may be harnessedto the cultivator.

The supporting structure for the canopy or shelter comprises the front supporting member 1 which has its terminals secured to the outside edges of the draw bars F by the fastening bolts 2. As clearly shown by Fig. 3 of the drawing, this front supporting member, is of arcu ate formation and its top portion is substantially semi-circular in formation for providing an arch for the cover; A brace bar 3 disposed within the arcua-te portion of the supporting member 1 and has its ends bolted thereto for bracing the top portion of the said arcuate member. "Anupright supporting standard =1 is provided at the rear of the supporting structure and its lower terminal is bent at right angles to provide the fastening arm 5 which is securedjto the frame-work D by the seat bolt 6. This supporting upright is arranged centrally at the rear of the supporting structure and its upper end is fastened to the ridge bar 7 which forms the longitudinal support for the cover. The forward end of the ridge bar 7 is fastened to the center of the front supporting member 1 and its terminal is extended forwardly and bent slightly downwardly as at 8 for forming a front coping for the canopy. The rear end of the ridge bar 7 is extended rearwardly beyond the vertical support 4 and is curved to inscribe a quarter circle as designated by the numeral 9 and its extreme terminal is fastened to the semicircular stay bar 10. A substantially semi-circular brace bar 11 extends over the rear portion of the supporting structure and its central portion is fastened to the ridge bar 7 by the same bolt 12, which fastens the upper end of the support a to the ridge bar. The ends of the stay bar 10 are secured to the ends of the brace bar 11. A pair of guy rods 13 are provided and each rod has one terminal secured to the upright standard 1 by the fastening bolt 14 while the opposite ends of the rods are secured to the bolts 15 which connect the ends of the brace bar 11 and the stay bar 10 together.

Side bars 16 are provided on each side of the structure and have their rear ends fastened to the brace bar 11 and their front ends fastened to the bolts 17 by which the ends of the brace bar 3 is connected to the arcuate portion of the front supporting member 1. Forwardly extending guy rods 18 are provided for, bracing the front supporting member 1 and each of the said rods '18 has one of its ends connected to the supof the cover is constructed to fit over the curved end 9 of the ridge bar and around the stay bar 10' so that a relatively large rear coping 23 is provided. The longitudinal side edges of the cover 20 may be rolled up, if desired, to the side bars 16 and fastened by the buckles, and straps usually provided for this purpose.

From the foregoing it will be observed that a very simple and durable cultivator canopy has been provided, the details of which embody the preferred form; desire it to be. understood however, that slight changes in the minor details of construction may be made without departing from the upright centrally disposed supporting standard mounted at the rear of the frame, a ridge bar having its forward portlon attached to the arched portion of the front support, and its rear end connected to the said rear supporting standards, the front end of the said ridge bar being bent downwardly in front of the said arched support to form a front coping, the rear end of the ridge bar bein also curved to substantially semi-circular formation, a rearwardly disposed semi-circular stay bar having its intermediate portion connected to the rear end of the said ridge bar, a semi-circular brace bar disposed vertically and having its center fixed to the ridge bar at the point where the latter is joined to the said rear support, parallel side bars having their terminals fixed to the front support and the said b ace bar, and guy rods having two ends joined on the said rear standards and diverging therefrom and having their opposite ends joined to the ends of the said brace bar.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OVEN DAVIS. Vitn esses G. C. E. VAUGHAN, S. H. VAUGHAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. G." 

